Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

After Song Yishu finished asking her question, Lin Hongbo spoke up at the opportune moment: "Are there any suspects?"

"Is there even a doubt?" Lin Ran shrugged. "Of course it's the Sun family!"

His ability to defeat a martial artist at the Tongqiao Realm while remaining an ordinary person gave many clues.

But recognizing him is one thing, taking action against him is another.

Even if people who have no grudge against him suspect that he has some special skills, they would not bother to take action against him.

After all, speculation is just speculation. Without concrete evidence, taking rash action could be counterproductive.

The Sun family is different.

Sun Jinghuan's two brothers already had a grudge against him, and even without the cultivation technique, they would still be thinking about how to deal with him.

The joke Lin Ran made in front of Chu Xining last time just gave Sun Jinghuan a reason to take action.

However, the Sun family never expected that a newly awakened F-level Awakener could defeat a Xiantian Realm martial artist.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hongbo's expression turned cold: "It seems that my warning to the Sun family last time was not enough."

Lin Ran remained noncommittal: "In this world where martial arts reign supreme, it seems that money really can't solve everything."

"Don't worry. Although my Lin family isn't a martial arts family, we're not pushovers either."

Lin Hongbo raised his head, his gaze falling on Lin Ran: "I will ask the military to intervene in this matter. The Sun family must give the Lin family an explanation."

"Forget it, no need to waste time." Lin Ran shook his head. "I'll settle accounts with them later."

The military and the Lin family only have a relationship based on mutual interests. If his relationship with the Lin family is not even reliable, how can he possibly rely on the military?

No matter how strong the external assistance, it is not as reliable as one's own strength.

"You?" Lin Hongbo frowned slightly.

Clearly, he didn't think Lin Ran had any ability to deal with the deeply entrenched Sun family.

Even though the Lin family used the military to exert pressure, the Sun family still dared to send people to intercept and kill them in the street, which shows that the other side had something to rely on.

What can Lin Ran do on his own?

Seeing Lin Hongbo's doubts, Lin Ran said confidently, "I naturally have my own methods."

"Please don't act impulsively."

Lin Hongbo cautioned, "After all, the Sun family has a Transcendent Realm expert in charge. Even if you manage to defeat a Xiantian martial artist by sheer luck, you still won't be a match for a Transcendent Realm martial artist."

Between the Innate Realm and the Profound Realm lies the Transcendent Realm, a difference as vast as heaven and earth.

Even if Lin Ran truly possessed innate cultivation, Lin Hongbo didn't believe he could stand against the Sun family.

Of course, Lin Ran himself knew this.

He simply nodded and said calmly, "No rush, we'll talk about it later."

After all this commotion, I don't need to go to school this morning.

However, I still need to attend the afternoon practical training class.

After resting in their room for a while and having lunch, Lin Ran and Lin Haozhe went to school again.

This time, the Rolls-Royce was accompanied by a black sedan in front and a black sedan behind it.

After this incident, Lin Hongbo temporarily arranged a bodyguard for Lin Ran.

There were two people in the front car and two people in the back car, a total of four Inner Breath Realm martial artists.

With this force, even if we encounter a Xiantian Realm martial artist trying to intercept us again, we can manage to hold our own.

It's not that Lin Hongbo didn't want to hire a martial artist at the Innate Realm, it's just that martial artists at the Innate Realm rarely work as bodyguards.

Of course, if we really need to use martial artists at the Innate Realm or above, there are other channels, but we haven't reached that level yet.

In the car, Lin Haozhe glanced at Lin Ran, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Brother Ran, did you really defeat a Xiantian martial artist?"

Lin Ran casually replied, "Like I said, it was just luck."

"But... even if he is injured, he is still a Xiantian martial artist."

Lin Haozhe probed, "If you were a martial artist at the Inner Breath Realm, it would make sense, but you clearly just awakened."

At first, when Lin Ran only awakened F-level strength-type talent, he was somewhat relieved.

But now it seems that even without awakened talent, Lin Ran is still a great threat to him.

"So, what exactly do you want to ask?" Lin Ran asked with a playful smile.

Seeing this, Lin Haozhe waved his hand: "No, I was just curious."

"Heh... Don't pry into things in society."

Upon arriving at the school, Lin Ran went into the training hall.

Before they even reached the locker room door, Chu Xining quickly came to greet them, and Bai Ruolin and Zhao Meng followed suit.

"Brother Lin Ran, are you alright?"

Chu Xining walked up to Lin Ran, looked him up and down, and her gaze swept over his clothes.

Lin Ran shrugged: "If I get injured, will I still be able to come to class?"

"They're just concerned about you," Chu Xining said, sticking out her tongue.

"It's nothing," Lin Ran said, feigning arrogance. "How could a mere innate martial artist possibly harm me?"

Zhao Meng scratched his head, his expression somewhat complicated: "No, how are people supposed to respond to what you just said?"

"Innate martial artists can project their true energy outwards, injuring people from a distance." Bai Ruolin's gaze was scrutinizing: "How exactly did you survive?"

Lin Ran said seriously, "If he can injure people from a distance, then I'll just fight him in close combat."

"In close combat, a Xiantian martial artist can shatter stone and destroy monuments with a single punch." Bai Ruolin's tone was tinged with doubt: "Is your body harder than stone?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran raised an eyebrow: "Hard, of course it's hard, super hard."

Bai Ruolin was slightly taken aback, and then the expression on her face quickly changed from confusion to embarrassment and annoyance, with a thin blush rising to her ears.

She bit her lower lip and squeezed out two words through gritted teeth: "Vulgar."

After saying that, she turned and left in a hurry.

Chu Xining glanced at Bai Ruolin's retreating figure, then at Lin Ran, looking completely bewildered: "What's wrong with her?"

"I don't know," Lin Ran said, shrugging.

Zhao Meng, standing nearby, was utterly astonished and secretly gave him a thumbs up: "You really are amazing, Ran-ge!"

Lin Ran raised his hand and pressed it down: "Keep it down, keep it down."

Unaware of the situation, Chu Xining glanced back and forth between the two of them twice, then asked suspiciously, "Are you two hiding something from me?"

Lin Ran vehemently denied it: "No, absolutely not, you're overthinking it."

"It'd better be true, otherwise, if I find out you're hiding something from me... humph!"

Chu Xining raised her chin, her threat obvious.

Not far away, Sun Jinghuan leaned against the wall of the training hall, watching Chu Xining act coquettishly towards Lin Ran, his back teeth grinding together.

He lowered his head to prevent others from seeing the sinister look in his eyes.

"Lin Ran, Lin Ran, why can't you just die?" Sun Jinghuan thought to himself.

At this moment, Qin Hanzhong strode into the training hall.

The whistle blew, and the practical training session began.

Another busy day.

Evening, Lin Family Villa.

Lin Zhiwan came downstairs, her makeup still exquisite, but there was a hint of anxiety between her brows.

She walked to the center of the living room and glanced at everyone on the sofa.

"Who touched my dressing table? My blue diamond necklace is gone."

Song Yishu put down her teacup, her tone reassuring: "Look again, see if you put it somewhere."

"I've checked it several times already," Lin Zhiwan said, sounding slightly anxious. "It's something I absolutely have to wear tonight's banquet, and the dress was specially chosen."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhixia came down the stairs.

She was still wearing civilian clothes, holding a small box in her hand, and said in a slightly cold tone, "My spare combat uniform is also missing."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became heavy.

Although the blue diamond necklace is valuable, it is ultimately just an accessory; if you lose it, you can simply buy another one.

However, the nano-combat suit is standard equipment of the Secret Service, worth over a hundred million dollars, and more importantly, it's difficult to explain to the agency.

If she, as a trainee investigator, is labeled as forgetful, her path to promotion may be difficult.

"A thief broke into the house?" Lin Zhiyao jumped up from the sofa and ran upstairs immediately.

A short while later, she hurried downstairs, her voice trembling with tears: "My protective jade amulet is gone too! It was here yesterday!"